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+[submodule "swing/resources-src/datafiles/components"]
+	path = swing/resources-src/datafiles/components
+	url = git@github.com:dbcook/openrocket-database.git
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+Subproject commit 52e1e2c0800ebf62fd0e9cecd69aaaed6cddf80e